WORKING WELL
First British Satellite
(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter —Copyright) GREENBELT (Maryland), May 7. The first all-British satellite Ariel 111, was yesterday performing its experiments flawlessly after being placed in orbit on Friday. A spokesman for the Goddard space flight centre at Greenbelt said that all experiments on the £2 million satellite had been turned on “and are working 0.K.” The experiments, which Involve analysis of the electron and gaseous content of the upper atmosphere, could result In improved weather forecasting and radio transmission. The 1981 b satellite was launched from Vandenberg Air Force base in California and was carried by an American four-stage Scout rocket into orbit 325 miles above the earth’s poles.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19670508.2.145
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31363, 8 May 1967, Page 15
Word Count
111WORKING WELL Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31363, 8 May 1967, Page 15
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.